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Interlocking and Data Transfer Between Controllers Chapter 7
Create the Consumed Tag
To create the consumed tag, perform this procedure.
1. In the consumer controller’s project in RSLogix
5000 programming
software, right-click the Controller Tags folder and choose Edit Tags.
The Controllers Tag dialog box appears.
Only controller-scoped tags can consum
e data.
2. In the Controller Tags window, right-click the tag that will consume the
data and c
hoose Edit Tag Properties.
The Tag Properties dialog box appears.
3. From the Type pull-down menu, choose Consumed.
4. In the Data Type field, enter a data type that matches the type assigned
t
o the produced tag.